Accelya and Mercator to operate under the Accelya brand name
Accelya and Mercator have chosen their new name and will operate under the Accelya identity following the two companies combining in March 2017. Accelya provides financial and commercial solutions to the airline industry and Mercator product enabled solutions to the travel and transport industry. The combined company, Accelya, has broadened its product portfolio to include […]
Time to seize the digital revolution
The air cargo industry must seize the digital revolution to remain competitive, urges Mercator chief technology officer, Brendan McKittrick. He says carriers must capitalise on digital opportunities and adapt, upgrade and enhance all aspects of their cargo operations to become more collaborative, intelligent, transparent, responsive and efficient. This, he says will help them become safer, […]
flydubai renews contract with Mercator to boost its cargo operations
Dubai-based airline, flydubai, and Mercator have announced the signing of a seven-year extension to their air cargo management contract. They say the renewal reaffirms the continuation of the strategic partnership initiated in 2012, designed to provide flydubai with a next-generation technology platform that enables the end-to-end management of air cargo operations and revenue accounting, while providing […]
Mercator launches Intelligent Cargo Ecosystem
Mercator has launched the Intelligent Cargo Ecosystem, the first open API platform the air cargo management and ground handling, which its says will help carriers revolutionise air cargo management. It will be showcasing its Warehouse App, a digital solution enabling air cargo carriers to connect goods, people, data and processes to transform warehousing operations and […]
Accelya and Mercator join forces
Accelya and Mercator are to join forces, which they say will a create a global technology-enabled solutions provider to airlines, travel agents and freight forwarders. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed and the merger is expected to close in the first quarter of 2017. Both say they will offer a broadened product portfolio with complementary offerings including […]
Mercator acquires Revenue Management Systems
Mercator has acquired Seattle-based Revenue Management Systems (RMS) – a developer of innovative revenue management products, but no terms of the deal were disclosed. The company says over 70 of the world’s most profitable and fastest growing airlines deploy RMS’s AirRM, a cloud-based revenue management, analytics, and reporting system. AirRM increases airlines’ revenues with revolutionary […]
Finnair Cargo signs agreement with Mercator for new management system
Finnair Cargo has signed a strategic agreement with Mercator for a new air cargo management system. The Finnish carrier will now use the firm’s airfreight system, SkyChain, which is set to be implemented by October 2016, six months ahead of the opening of Finnair’s new 80 million euro Cool Nordic Cargo terminal in spring 2017. This […]